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MMB541 User’s manual Section 1 Introduction The MMB541 is an advanced mATX industrial motherboard based on the 14 Generation Intel® Core™ i9 / i7/ i5/ i3/ Pentium®, Celeron® processors (Raptor Lake-S refresh) in an LGA1700 socket and comes with an Intel® H610 chipset. Specially designed for optimal computing and...
MMB541 User’s manual Features Generation Intel® Core™ i9 / i7/ i5/ i3/ Pentium®, Celeron® ⚫ LGA1700 socket 12/13/14 processors (RPL-S Refresh) up to 125W ⚫ 2 x 288-pin DDR4-3200 Non-ECC un-buffered Long-DIMM with maximum memory capacity up to 64GB (max. 32GB per slot) ⚫...
A square pad, which you can find on the back of the motherboard, is ⚫ usually used for pin 1. Before applying power to the MMB541 series , make sure all of the jumpers are in motherboard factory default position. Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings.
MMB541 User’s manual 2.3.2 Clear CMOS (CLR_CMOS1) This jumper (3x1 pin p=2.54mm) allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which includes system setup information such as system passwords.
MMB541 User’s manual 2.3.6 COM3 Mode Select (JP4, JP5, JP6) Use these jumpers (3x2-pin p=2.54mm) to set COM3 port to operate in RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 communication mode. Function Setting JP4: 1-2 JP5: 3-5、4-6 RS232 (Default) JP6: 3-5、4-6 JP4: 3-4 JP5: 1-3、2-4...
MMB541 User’s manual Connectors Signals go to other parts of the system through connectors. Loose or improper connection might cause problems. Make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table showing the connectors on the motherboard.
MMB541 User’s manual 2.4.1 Power Input Connectors (ATX1, ATX2 and ATX3) Steady and sufficient power can be supplied to all components on the motherboard by connecting the power connector. Please make sure all components and devices are properly installed before connecting the power connector.
MMB541 User’s manual 2.4.2 Front Panel Header (F_PANEL1 ) This is a front panel header (5x2-pin p=2.54mm). Signal Signal HD LED+ Power LED+ HD LED- Power LED- RESET SW- PWR SW+ RESET SW+ PWR SW- 2.4.3 Fan Connectors (CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1, SYS_FAN2) This motherboard has three fan connectors.
MMB541 User’s manual 2.4.4 VGA and DVI-D Connector (VGA1, DVI1) VGA1 DVI1 is a double-deck connector comprising a lower connector for DVI-D port and an upper connector for VGA port. The high rise DVI-D connector provides transmission of fast and high quality video signals between a source device (integrated graphics) and a display device (monitor).
MMB541 User’s manual 2.4.6 Dual USB 2.0 Type-A connector (R_USB1) The R_USB1 is a Universal Serial Bus (compliant with USB 2.0 (480Mbps)) connector on the rear I/O. It is commonly used for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc.
MMB541 User’s manual 2.4.8 LAN and USB 3.2 Connectors (RJ45_USB1, RJ45_USB2 and RJ45_USB3) The motherboard comes with two high performance plug and play Ethernet interfaces (RJ-45) which are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard. Connection can be established by plugging one end of the Ethernet cable into this RJ-45 connector and the other end to a (RJ45_USB2 &...
MMB541 User’s manual 2.4.10 M.2 Key M 2242/2280 SATA SSD (M.2_PCIESSD_M1) The M.2 2242/2280 Key M SATA SSD for storage. Signal Signal Signal Signal +3.3V +3.3V LED_1# +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V SATA0 SATA0 SATA0 SATA0 PERST# CLKREQ# PEWAKE# CONNECTOR CONNECTOR...
MMB541 User’s manual 2.4.11 SATA 3.0 Connectors (SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) These Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA or SATA) connectors are for SATA 3.0 interface allowing up to 6.0Gb/s data transfer rate. It is a computer bus interface for connecting to devices such as hard disk drive.
MMB541 User’s manual 2.4.14 COM BOX Headers (COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6) The motherboard comes with 5x2-pin p=2.54mm box headers for COM serial port interfaces. Signal Signal PIN1 PIN9 ⚫ PIN1 of BOX Header can be DCD(default)/5V and Pin8 of BOX Header can be RI(Default)/12V, selectable by “COM pin1(DCD/5V) pin9(RI/12V)
The MMB541 series uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS. System Memory The MMB541 supports four 288-pin DDR4 DIMM sockets for maximum memory capacity up to 128GB DDR4 SDRAMs. The memory module comes in sizes of 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB.
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MMB541 User’s manual Section 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility The AMI UEFI BIOS provides users with a built-in setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a flash chip to save the setup information whenever the power is turned off. This chapter provides users with detailed description about how to set up basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility.
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MMB541 User’s manual Hot Keys Description → Left/Right The Left and Right <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen. The Up and Down <Arrow> keys allow you to select a setup screen or sub Up/Down screen. The <Enter> key allows you to display or change the setup option listed for a Enter particular setup item.
MMB541 User’s manual Main Menu When you first enter the setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. System Time/Date can be set up as described below.
MMB541 User’s manual Advanced Menu The Advanced menu also allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ►...
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ ACPI Settings It shows advanced configuration and power interface and hardware components to perform power management and status monitoring ⚫ Trusted Computing Enable or disable security device support. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ Platform Misc Configuration This screen allows you to set Platform Misc Configuration. Native PCIE Enable Bit - PCIe Native * control 0 - ~ Hot Plug 1 - SHPC Native Hot Plug control 2 - ~ Power Management Events 3 - PCIe Advanced Error Reporting control 4 - PCIe Capability Structure control 5 - Latency Tolerance Reporting control.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ CPU Configuration This screen shows CPU information, and you can change the value of the selected option. Hardware Prefetcher Turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.
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MMB541 User’s manual Enable / Disable AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) Boot performance mode Select the performance mode that the BIOS will run after the reset. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) Allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported. ⚫ Storage Configuration This screen shows storage information.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ SATA Configuration During system boot up, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. In the SATA Configuration menu, you can see the hardware currently installed in the SATA ports. SATA Controller(s) Enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. The default is Enabled.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ IT8786 Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ Serial Port 1 Configuration Use these items to set parameters related to serial port 1 and 2. Serial Port 1 This item allows you to use RS232 only . Serial Port 2 This item allows you to use RS232 only .
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MMB541 User’s manual Serial Port 3 This item allows you to use it as RS232/422/485. The default is RS232. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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MMB541 User’s manual Serial Port 4 This item allows you to use it as RS232/485. The default is RS232. Serial Port 5 This item allows you to use RS232 only. Serial Port 6 This item allows you to use RS232 only.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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MMB541 User’s manual This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU, cooling fans speed in RPM and system voltages (VCC_CPU, DDR(VDDQ) +12V, +5V and +3.3V). CPU FAN = CPU FAN Speed; SYS FAN = FAN1/FAN2. (System Smart fan control integrated with fan1/fan2) Note ⚫...
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ USB Configuration This screen shows USB configuration. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ PCI Subsystem Settings This screen allows you to set PCI Subsystem mode. PCI Latency Timer Set the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. VGA Palette Snoop Enables or Disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping.
MMB541 User’s manual Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: ► System Agent (SA) Configuration ►...
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ System Agent (SA) Configuration This screen allows users to configure System Agent (SA) parameters. For items marked with “”, please press <Enter> for more options. VT-d Check to enable VT-d function on MCH. Graphics Configuration Open the sub menu for parameters related to graphics configuration.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ Graphics Configuration This screen shows graphics configuration. Internal Graphics Keep IGFX enabled based on the setup options. AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ CPU PCI Express Root Port This screen shows CPU PCI Express root port information. ASPM Set the ASPM Level:\nForce L0s - Force all links to L0s State\nForce L1 - Force all links to L1 State\nForce L0sL1 - Force all links to L0SL1 State\nDISABLE - Disables ASPM.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ PCH-IO Configuration This screen allows you to set PCH parameters. PCI Express Configuration Configure PCIe Speed. PCI Express Root Port 5 = PCIE_4X_SLOT2 PCI Express Root Port 7 = PCIE_4X_SLOT3 HD Audio Configuration Enable or disable HD Audio.
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MMB541 User’s manual PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed. ASPM Set the ASPM Level:\nForce L1 - Force all links to L1 State\nAUTO - BIOS auto configure\nDISABLE - Disables ASPM. Hot Plug PCI Express hot plug enable or disable. Detect Non-Compliance Device Detect Non-Compliance PCI Express Device.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ HD Audio Configuration This screen shows HD Audio information AMI BIOS Setup Utility...
MMB541 User’s manual Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. ⚫ Administrator Password This item indicates whether an administrator password has been set (installed or uninstalled). ⚫ User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set (installed or uninstalled).
MMB541 User’s manual Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. ⚫ Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. ⚫ Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the power-on state for the keyboard NumLock.
MMB541 User’s manual Save & Exit Menu The Save & Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or fail-safe default values. ⚫ Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and return to Main Menu.
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MMB541 User’s manual ⚫ Save Changes When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to save changes. Select Save Changes from the Save & Exit menu and press <Enter>. Select Yes to save changes. ⚫ Discard Changes Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration.
MMB541 User’s manual Appendix A Watchdog Timer A.1 About Watchdog Timer Software stability is a major issue in most applications. Some embedded systems are not watched by humans for 24 hours. It is usually too slow to wait for someone to reboot when computer hangs.
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